Helgeland: An Atlantic archipelago (Norway)

• Main Authors: Hancke, Kasper, Gundersen, Hege, Magnussen, Kristin, Postmyr, Egil, Andersen, Guri Sagn, Jacobsen, Karl-Otto, Tunon, Håkan
• Format: Book Part
• Language: Swedish; English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Other Biological Topics; Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (Peace and Conflict Research and Studies on Sustainable Society); Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalisation Studies); Helgeland; Norway; fratercula; Fratercula arctica; Haliaeetus albicilla; Phoca vitulina; White-tailed eagle
• Online Access: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/16267/; https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/16267/1/hancke_et_al_190826.pdf

The Helgeland archipelago stretches across 200 km, extending from Trøndelag in the south to Salten in the north. This iconic part oftheNorwegian coast comprises a myriad of islands and islets (more than 12,000) and large shallow sea areas (fig. 61 and 62). All along the coast there are white beaches, sheltered coves, fjords and steep towering mountain walls rising straight from the open sea. A wealth of marine life thrives in the area, spanning from the smallest microalgae to the largest mammals. Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and greylag goose (Anser anser) are among typical species encountered.